SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The No. 7 Cal State San Marcos softball team (4-1) closed out the CUI Kickoff Classic with two run-ruled wins of 14-2 and 13-3 over Montana State Billings (1-4) on Sunday at CSUSM Softball Field.

CUI KICKOFF CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Savannah Coyle 
Madison Waymire
 
GAME 1: CSUSM 14 – MSUB 2 (5 inn.)

TOP PERFORMERS
Madison Waymire –2-for-2 | 3 R | 2 RBIs | 1 BB | 1 HR
Savannah Coyle – 2-for-3 | 2 RBIs | 1 R | 1 2B
Paige Donnelly – 2-for-3 | 1 R
Aneesa Arredondo – 1-for-2 | 2 RBIs
Lauren Deplitch – 2-for-2 | 2 R | 1 RBI | 1 SB

HOW IT HAPPENED

• MSUB took a 1-0 lead in the opening frame on a CSUSM error.
• CSUSM answered with two runs in the bottom of the frame on a Coyle RBI double to right center and a bases-loaded groundout.
• The Cougars doubled their lead in the bottom of the third. Deplitch led off with a single, stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a MSUB error. Waymire followed with CSUSM's first home run of the season, crushing the ball over the right center wall to make it 4-1.
• CSUSM put together a five-run, four-hit third inning that made it 9-1.
• In the fourth, the Cougars put up five more runs on six hits that was highlighted by a Czar Fleischman RBI double to make it 14-1.
• MSUB's Kalehauwehe hit a solo home run in the top of the fifth to end the scoring at 14-2.

QUICK HITS

• CSUSM starter Savannah Coyle (1-0) collected her first win of 2024 after going five innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on nine hits and no walks while striking out one batter.
• MSUB starter Felicia De La Torre (0-1) went two innings, allowing six runs on six hits and two walks.
• Waymire's home run was the fourth of her career at CSUSM.

 
GAME 2: CSUSM 13 – MSUB 3 (5 inn.)  

TOP PERFORMERS
Paige Donnelly – 1-for-2 | 2 BB | 2 RBIs | 2 R
Madison Waymire – 2-for-3 | 3 R | 1 RBI | 1 BB
Savannah Coyle – 1-for-4 | 2 RBIs | 2 R | 1 2B
Jillian Albayati – 3-for-4 | 2 RBIs | 1 2B
Mackenzie Kestler – 1-for-1 | 3 RBIs | 1 R | 1 SF | 1 SAC
Czar Fleischman – 2-for-3 | 1 R

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Listed as the away team, CSUSM took an early 3-0 lead in the first inning on RBI doubles by Coyle and Albayati in addition to Kestler's RBI single.
• The Cougars added a run in the third on a Delaney Prater sacrifice fly.
• MSUB got on the board on a Penney solo home run to center to make it 4-1.
• CSUSM posted three more runs in the fourth on a fielder's choice, a Donnelly RBI single and a Kestler sacrifice fly to make it 7-1.
• The Yellowjackets put up two runs in the bottom of the fourth on a double and sacrifice fly.
• A six-run fifth inning put CSUSM up 13-3 on two bases-loaded walks, an MSUB error, sacrifice fly and RBI singles by Albayati and Deplitch.
• After giving up a leadoff single to begin the bottom of the fifth, relief pitcher Dahlia Fink retired the next three batters to close out the game at 13-3.
   

QUICK HITS

• CSUSM starter Jayline Sloss (3-0) gave up one run on three hits in three innings in the circle while striking out four batters to pick up the win
• MSUB's Caitlyn James (0-3) took the loss after four innings of work, relinquishing seven runs on 10 hits and one walk.
• With the two wins, CSUSM is 5-1 in the all-time series against MSUB.
• The previous four match-ups were played at neutral venues.  

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM is scheduled to host the CSUSM Diamond Showdown on Tuesday and Wednesday, hosting Colorado Christian, Northwest Nazarene and Hawaii Pacific. With rain in the forecast, please check the CSUSM schedule page as well as follow @CSUSMSoftball on Twitter and Instagram for the latest updates.